All the Wonder that Would Be : Exploring Past Notions of the Future / / by Stephen Webb |
Autore | Webb Stephen |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 344 p. 80 illus., 71 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 809.38762 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Technology Life sciences Popular Science in Physics Popular Science in Astronomy Popular Science in Technology Popular Life Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-51759-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- Antigravity -- Space travel -- Aliens -- Time travel -- The Nature of Reality -- Invisibility -- Robots -- Transportation -- Immortality -- Mad Scientists -- Epilogue: a New Default Future? -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254581503321 |
Webb Stephen | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Around the world in 80 ways : exploring our planet through maps and data / / Stephen Webb |
Autore | Webb Stephen |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
Disciplina | 526.0285 |
Soggetto topico |
Cartography - Computer programs
Mathematical geography |
ISBN |
9783031024405
9783031024399 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Mapping the World -- The World Itself -- The World of Countries -- The World Perturbed by People -- The World of the Built Environment -- The World of Thoughts, Ideas, and Beliefs -- The World of Wellbeing -- The World of Sport and Leisure -- The World of Economics -- Afterword. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678250303321 |
Webb Stephen | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2023] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Clash of Symbols : A ride through the riches of glyphs / / by Stephen Webb |
Autore | Webb Stephen |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 245 p. 45 illus.) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Astronomy Mathematics Engineering Arts Computer science Physics and Astronomy Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences Technology and Engineering Computer Science |
ISBN | 3-319-71350-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Character sketches -- Signs of the times -- Signs and wonders -- It’s Greek to me -- Meaningless marks on paper -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300556803321 |
Webb Stephen | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? : Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life / / by Stephen Webb |
Autore | Webb Stephen |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (442 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
Astronomy Space sciences Geobiology Planetology Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Biogeosciences |
ISBN | 3-319-13236-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Where is Everybody? -- Of Fermi and Paradox -- They are (or were) Here -- They Exist, But we Have Yet to See or Hear From Them -- They Don`t Exist -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300434803321 |
Webb Stephen | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales / / by Stephen Webb |
Autore | Webb Stephen |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 pages) |
Disciplina | 809.38762 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Physics
Literature Fiction Artificial intelligence Popular Science in Physics Popular Science in Literature Artificial Intelligence |
ISBN | 3-030-03195-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Life ... but not as we know It -- The terror of Blue John Gap / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Transmogrification The Voice in the Night / William Hope Hodgsome -- Pandemic -- The Scarlet Plague / Jack London-- Life on Mars -- A Martian Odyssey / Stanley G. Weinbaum -- Artificial Intelligence -- Moxon's Master / Ambrose Bierce -- Attractive Androids -- The Sandman / E.T.A. Hoffmann -- Big Data -- The Universal Library / Kurd Lasswitz -- Faster Than Light Travel -- The Tacypomp: A mathematical demonstration / E.P. Mitchell -- Antigravity -- A Tale of Negative Gravity / Frank R. Stockton -- Matter Transmission -- Prof. Vehr's Electrical Experiment / Robert Duncan Milne -- The Sub-microscopic World -- The Diamond Lens / Fitz-James O'Brien -- Impact Events -- The Star / H.G. Wells. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337875603321 |
Webb Stephen | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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